Unit 8: Analyze Literature

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  1. stage direction
    instruction or description written in the script of a play
    Stage directions are notes included in a play to explain how something should be performed.
  2. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
    Dialogue is the conversation between two or more characters in a literary work.
  3. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
    A monologue is a long speech made by one character who directly addresses the audience or another character.
  4. irony
    incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
    Irony is the difference between appearance and reality.
  5. description
    a statement that represents something in words
    A description is a picture in words that portrays a character, object, or scene.
  6. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
    A theme is a central message or perception about life that is revealed through a literary work.
  7. imagery
    the use of vivid sensory language in literature
    Imagery is the figurative or descriptive language used to create word pictures, or images.
  8. epiphany
    a usually sudden insight, perception, or understanding of something
    An epiphany is a moment of sudden insight in which the essence, or nature, of a person, thing, or situation is revealed.
  9. point of view
    the perspective from which a story is told
    Point of view is the vantage point, or perspective, from which a story is told.
  10. free verse
    poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
    Free verse is poetry that does not use regular rhyme, meter, or stanza division.
  11. speech
    a formal spoken communication to an audience
    A speech is a formal address given on a particular occasion, often for the purpose of persuading listeners to accept a proposition or to take a certain action.
  12. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
    A metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken or written about as if it were another.
  13. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
    A simile is a comparison of two seemingly unlike things that uses the word like or as.
  14. flashback
    a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
    A flashback interrupts the chronological sequence of a literary work to present an event that occurred earlier.
  15. foreshadowing
    the act of providing vague advance indications
    Foreshadowing is the presentation of hints to events that will occur later in a story.
Created on Tue Mar 09 10:17:19 EST 2021 (updated Mon Jun 21 12:31:41 EDT 2021)

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